Photos with tag “sherwood”

January 19, 2015, 11:06AM

Jennifer McDonald waves goodbye and takes Kai back home as John heads off to school. John McDonald, 6, has autism and he doesn't speak. Last summer he got an autism service dog that he can be tethered to whenever he is outside so he doesn't wander away. So far he is not able to bring his dog into the classroom...

January 19, 2015, 11:06AM

John McDonald, 6, has autism and he doesn't speak. Last summer he got an autism service dog that he can be tethered to whenever he is outside so he doesn't wander away. So far he is not able to bring his dog into the classroom at school. Benjamin Brink / Staff

January 19, 2015, 11:06AM

Jennifer McDonald gets John ready for school. John McDonald, 6, has autism and he doesn't speak. Last summer he got an autism service dog that he can be tethered to whenever he is outside so he doesn't wander away. So far he is not able to bring his dog into the classroom at school. Benjamin Brink / Staff

January 19, 2015, 11:06AM

Jennifer McDonald gets Kai out of the car when they get to school. John McDonald, 6, has autism and he doesn't speak. Last summer he got an autism service dog that he can be tethered to whenever he is outside so he doesn't wander away. So far he is not able to bring his dog into the classroom at school....

January 19, 2015, 11:06AM

Jennifer, John, and Kai get to walk to the classroom before John and Kai have to split up. John McDonald, 6, has autism and he doesn't speak. Last summer he got an autism service dog that he can be tethered to whenever he is outside so he doesn't wander away. So far he is not able to bring his dog...

January 16, 2015, 11:04AM

Kai, the autism service dog, is happy to see his ward, John, at the end of the school day. It's difficult to keep up his training when he is unable to spend the day with John at school. Benjamin Brink / Staff

January 16, 2015, 11:04AM

Jennifer McDonald and Kai leave John with his instructional assistant at Middleton Elementary. John got the autism service dog in June but hasn't been able to use him at school. His parents filed a complaint against the district in federal court saying it is violating John's civil rights. Benjamin Brink / Staff

January 16, 2015, 11:04AM

Jennifer McDonald and Kai head home after dropping off John at school. Kai, an autism service dog, was trained to assist John at school. The six-year-old runs when he gets upset and the dog calms him. Benjamin Brink / Staff

January 16, 2015, 11:04AM

Jennifer McDonald waves goodbye and takes Kai back home as John heads off to school. John McDonald, 6, has autism and he doesn't speak. Last summer he got an autism service dog that he can be tethered to whenever he is outside so he doesn't wander away. So far he is not able to bring his dog into the classroom...

January 16, 2015, 11:04AM

John McDonald, right, his mom, Jennifer, and autism service dog, Kai, walk to Middleton Elementary where the boy and dog must part ways. The McDonalds can't afford a handler for the dog and the district won't allow staff to assist. Benjamin Brink / Staff

January 16, 2015, 11:04AM

Jennifer McDonald, left, and Kai, the autism service dog, walk up to Middleton Elementary in Sherwood. Kai, who is trained to calm John and keep him from running away, can't go to school without a handler provided by the family. The family is fighting that restriction, saying it's a violation of federal law.Benjamin Brink / Staff

January 16, 2015, 11:04AM

Jennifer McDonald and Kai leave John with his instructional assistant at Middleton Elementary. John got the autism service dog in June but hasn't been able to use him at school. His parents filed a complaint against the district in federal court saying it is violating John's civil rights. Benjamin Brink / Staff

January 16, 2015, 11:04AM

Jennifer McDonald, left, and Kai, the autism service dog, and John McDonald walk up to Middleton Elementary in Sherwood. Kai, who is trained to calm John and keep him from running away, can't go to class without a handler provided by the family. The family is fighting the district over that restriction, saying it's a violation of federal law. Benjamin...

January 16, 2015, 11:04AM

Jennifer McDonald, left, and Kai, the autism service dog, walk up to Middleton Elementary in Sherwood. Kai, who is trained to calm John and keep him from running away, can't go to school without a handler provided by the family. The family is fighting that restriction, saying it's a violation of federal law. Benjamin Brink / Staff

January 16, 2015, 11:04AM

Jennifer McDonald gets Kai, the autism service dog, out of the car when they get to school. He'll be tethered to John McDonald to keep John from running should his anxiety get the better of him. Benjamin Brink / Staff

January 16, 2015, 11:04AM

John McDonald, 6, gets ready for school. The boy, who has autism, can't take his service dog, Kai, to school unless the district and his family can agree on who will handle the dog. Benjamin Brink / Staff